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Epreuve du Bfem 2004
B.F.E.M. 2004-EPREUVE: ANGLAIS LV1-DUREE: 2H-coefficient:2
Eminem was born in Kansas city in 1972 and he got his name by pronouncing his initials( M&M) from Marshal Mathers. As a child, Eminem and his mother kept moving betweent Kansas city and Detroit, switching every two or three months, which made it difficult for him to make friends and stay out of trouble. Eminem dropped out of school as a teenager. Eminem started rapping in groups such as Basement productions or the new Jacks but finally he decided to start his own career. In 1996 he released his first album, Infinite. The following year he decided to put out the Slim Shady EP. At this point his career took off. Eminame said: " Infinite was me trying to see how I wanted my rap style to be while Slim Shady is the evil side, the sarcastic side of me."
His next album, the slim shady LP reached the number 2 position in the album charts, thanks to the success of the single " my name is", and Best album for his album The Slim Shady LP. Emminem's latest album The Marshall Mathers LP was released in May 2000. He got three MTV awards.
Emminem's lyrics and video have surprised and shocked many people. The slim shady LP was heavily criticised because of its reference to drug use. In his defence Emminem said, rather confusedly: " I do say things that I think will shock the people. But I don't do things to shock people..."
So what is Emminem all about? what is he? and what does it all mean? is he a pop star? a poet? an offensive young man who needs psychiatric help? is it all just a marketing image? or is he for real? and what a white guy is doing trying to imitate "black" music, anyway? Emminem's answer is very simple: " I 'm white in a music started by black people. I'm not ignorant to it. I'm not trying to take anything away from the culture."
Meanwhile Emminem says his number one ambition is to be a film star.
Adapted from www.hotenglishmagazine.com
I. Reading comprehension 8pts
A. Choose the most appropriate title for this text. 1pts
1. Eminem a violent rapper. 2. Eminem: a controversial rapper.
3. Eminem: a famous rapper. 4. Eminem: powerful rapper.
B. Read the text carefully and match each title with one of the five paragraphs of the text. One has been done for you. 2pts.
Titles Paragraphs
Rap P2
5. a difficult childhood P...........
6. shocking lyrics P............
7. The future P..........
8. Glory P..........
C. Choose the right answer a, b, c or d 2pts
9. Eminem dropped out of school means:
a. he started school b. he abandoned school
c. he didn't like school d. he played very much at school
10. ... he released his fisrt album means:
a. he sent his first album b. he put out his first album
c. he sang his first album d. he wrote the lyrics of his first album
11. an award means:
a. a prize b. a contribution
c. a difficulty d. an order
12. at this point his carrer took off means:
a. his carreer stopped b. his career started well
c. his career was in danger d. his career was neglected
D. All the following sentences are true. Justify by quoting from the text.
13. Eminem studied in many schools during his childhood.
14. Eminem's albums received a lot of distinction.
15. People think that Eminem's album's are shocking.
II. Linguistic Competence 7pts
E. Complete the following sentences with the right item a, b, c or d (2pts)
16. Stop .......your rap songs. I 'm trying to concentrate.
a. to sing b. to singing c. singing d. sing
17. If the lyrics of his songs were not shocking, people.........his latest album.
a. would buy b. bought c. will have bought d. would have bought
18. Many adults don't like rap music,..........................?
a. don't they b. like they c. do they d. are they
19.Ndongo J, Father Freddy and Lord Aladji Man.......... as "Daraa J" since 1995.
a. are rapping b. were rapping c. rapped d. have been rapping.
F. Complete the second sentence of each pair so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (2pts)
20. Youssou Ndour released his lattest album Sant Yalla in 2003.
20. Youssou Ndour's lattest album..................................... in 2003.
21. People say that Rapadio's lyrics are aggressive and shocking.
21. Rapadio's lyrics are..........
22.Lamine's father said: " I don't what kind of society you rappers want."
22. Lamine's father said that he ...............
23. In senegal many young people prefer rap music to mbalax.
23. In Senegal many young people like........................ mbalax.
G. Complete following passage by choosing the appropriate preposition from the box below. ( 3pts)
on- in- to- in- at-
Music is very important ......... the life of young people. So after a week of hard work............. school, it may not be bad at all for a student to go ............ a concert or watch a musical programme .......... television.
However, if young people spend too much time.........music only, they might regret it in the future.
III. Writing 5PTS ( 100 words/ 10 lines) Choose one topic only.
Topic 1: What genre of music do you prefer? rap? mbalax? traditional music? Why do you prefer this particular kind of music?
Topic2: write a letter to a penfriend telling him or her about a concert you went to a week ago. Give him or her details about the singer the musicians, the music and the fans who came to wacht the concert.
Topic3: Three friends Ibrahima, Abdoul and Mariama are discussing about the Senegalese rap and rap singers. Abdou who is rapping in a group called " Ponkal yi Possee" doesn't share Ibrahima's and Mariama's opinions. Read the beginning of their conversation and use your own words to complete it.
Ibrahima: Abdoul you and your friends are very strange.
Abdoul: Man, what's up again? rap is real and you must understand that.
Ibrahima: My brother you have to know that it's not because you are a rapper that you must look like an American.
Mariama: stop dreaming! We are not in the USA.
Abdoul:...........................................................................................................
Ibrahima:.......................................................................................................
Mariama:........................................................................................................
Abdoul:............................................................................................................
Mariama:.......................................................................................................
Ibrahima:........................................................................................................
Eminem was born in Kansas city in 1972 and he got his name by pronouncing his initials( M&M) from Marshal Mathers. As a child, Eminem and his mother kept moving betweent Kansas city and Detroit, switching every two or three months, which made it difficult for him to make friends and stay out of trouble. Eminem dropped out of school as a teenager. Eminem started rapping in groups such as Basement productions or the new Jacks but finally he decided to start his own career. In 1996 he released his first album, Infinite. The following year he decided to put out the Slim Shady EP. At this point his career took off. Eminame said: " Infinite was me trying to see how I wanted my rap style to be while Slim Shady is the evil side, the sarcastic side of me."
His next album, the slim shady LP reached the number 2 position in the album charts, thanks to the success of the single " my name is", and Best album for his album The Slim Shady LP. Emminem's latest album The Marshall Mathers LP was released in May 2000. He got three MTV awards.
Emminem's lyrics and video have surprised and shocked many people. The slim shady LP was heavily criticised because of its reference to drug use. In his defence Emminem said, rather confusedly: " I do say things that I think will shock the people. But I don't do things to shock people..."
So what is Emminem all about? what is he? and what does it all mean? is he a pop star? a poet? an offensive young man who needs psychiatric help? is it all just a marketing image? or is he for real? and what a white guy is doing trying to imitate "black" music, anyway? Emminem's answer is very simple: " I 'm white in a music started by black people. I'm not ignorant to it. I'm not trying to take anything away from the culture."
Meanwhile Emminem says his number one ambition is to be a film star.
Adapted from www.hotenglishmagazine.com
I. Reading comprehension 8pts
A. Choose the most appropriate title for this text. 1pts
1. Eminem a violent rapper. 2. Eminem: a controversial rapper.
3. Eminem: a famous rapper. 4. Eminem: powerful rapper.
B. Read the text carefully and match each title with one of the five paragraphs of the text. One has been done for you. 2pts.
Titles Paragraphs
Rap P2
5. a difficult childhood P...........
6. shocking lyrics P............
7. The future P..........
8. Glory P..........
C. Choose the right answer a, b, c or d 2pts
9. Eminem dropped out of school means:
a. he started school b. he abandoned school
c. he didn't like school d. he played very much at school
10. ... he released his fisrt album means:
a. he sent his first album b. he put out his first album
c. he sang his first album d. he wrote the lyrics of his first album
11. an award means:
a. a prize b. a contribution
c. a difficulty d. an order
12. at this point his carrer took off means:
a. his carreer stopped b. his career started well
c. his career was in danger d. his career was neglected
D. All the following sentences are true. Justify by quoting from the text.
13. Eminem studied in many schools during his childhood.
14. Eminem's albums received a lot of distinction.
15. People think that Eminem's album's are shocking.
II. Linguistic Competence 7pts
E. Complete the following sentences with the right item a, b, c or d (2pts)
16. Stop .......your rap songs. I 'm trying to concentrate.
a. to sing b. to singing c. singing d. sing
17. If the lyrics of his songs were not shocking, people.........his latest album.
a. would buy b. bought c. will have bought d. would have bought
18. Many adults don't like rap music,..........................?
a. don't they b. like they c. do they d. are they
19.Ndongo J, Father Freddy and Lord Aladji Man.......... as "Daraa J" since 1995.
a. are rapping b. were rapping c. rapped d. have been rapping.
F. Complete the second sentence of each pair so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (2pts)
20. Youssou Ndour released his lattest album Sant Yalla in 2003.
20. Youssou Ndour's lattest album..................................... in 2003.
21. People say that Rapadio's lyrics are aggressive and shocking.
21. Rapadio's lyrics are..........
22.Lamine's father said: " I don't what kind of society you rappers want."
22. Lamine's father said that he ...............
23. In senegal many young people prefer rap music to mbalax.
23. In Senegal many young people like........................ mbalax.
G. Complete following passage by choosing the appropriate preposition from the box below. ( 3pts)
on- in- to- in- at-
Music is very important ......... the life of young people. So after a week of hard work............. school, it may not be bad at all for a student to go ............ a concert or watch a musical programme .......... television.
However, if young people spend too much time.........music only, they might regret it in the future.
III. Writing 5PTS ( 100 words/ 10 lines) Choose one topic only.
Topic 1: What genre of music do you prefer? rap? mbalax? traditional music? Why do you prefer this particular kind of music?
Topic2: write a letter to a penfriend telling him or her about a concert you went to a week ago. Give him or her details about the singer the musicians, the music and the fans who came to wacht the concert.
Topic3: Three friends Ibrahima, Abdoul and Mariama are discussing about the Senegalese rap and rap singers. Abdou who is rapping in a group called " Ponkal yi Possee" doesn't share Ibrahima's and Mariama's opinions. Read the beginning of their conversation and use your own words to complete it.
Ibrahima: Abdoul you and your friends are very strange.
Abdoul: Man, what's up again? rap is real and you must understand that.
Ibrahima: My brother you have to know that it's not because you are a rapper that you must look like an American.
Mariama: stop dreaming! We are not in the USA.
Abdoul:...........................................................................................................
Ibrahima:.......................................................................................................
Mariama:........................................................................................................
Abdoul:............................................................................................................
Mariama:.......................................................................................................
Ibrahima:........................................................................................................
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I. COMPREHENSION:
A. True or false
Attention ici on ne vous demande pas si les phrases sont vraies ou fausses. On a dit qu'elles sont toute fausses et justifier. C'est inhabituel, mais il faut toujours faire attention à la consigne donnée.
1. False: " there was a total silence in the classroom and everybody was looking at me."
2. false: "I was unable to write a single letter."
3. false: " just forget about us " the teacher told me in a low and gentle voice.
4. false: " standing at the blackboard with the eyes of the many boys and girls."
B. Answer the following questions
5. understanding, supportive, helpful, friendly
6. half paralysed, unable to write, my mind went blank, I intended to run away
C. Matching
whisper=murmur
tremble=shiver
shyness=timidity
blank=empty
II. Linguistic competence
D. complete
11. c. is
12. d. wouldn't
13. c. didn't he?
14. a. are having
E. reformulations
15. The pupil said that he couldn't answer that question.
16.The teacher asked the boy to write his name.
17. The teacher asked the kids where they were going then.
18. A prize will be given to the best student by the headmaster.
F. Blank Filling.
19. I know the boy who was sent to the board.
20.Mr Njaay, whose son is a doctor, lives in that house.
21. This is the man that I met yesterday.
22. What surprises me is that they lost the match.
G. Sentence correction.
23. He couldn't write some letters of his name.
24. The girl in front of the teacher is not so shy as the boy.
III.
1. Il s'agit ici d'ecrire un dialogue entre vous et votre ami qui est tres timide pour lui donner plus de confiance.
2. Là il s'agit de d'ecrire l'école élémentaire que vous avez fréquenter.
3. Ici il s'agit d'écrire une lettre a votre correspondant pour lui parler de votre collége.
Nous vous donnerons des idées sur les techniques pour écrire un bon essay. Comme vous le constater ce blog a été créer hier.
A. True or false
Attention ici on ne vous demande pas si les phrases sont vraies ou fausses. On a dit qu'elles sont toute fausses et justifier. C'est inhabituel, mais il faut toujours faire attention à la consigne donnée.
1. False: " there was a total silence in the classroom and everybody was looking at me."
2. false: "I was unable to write a single letter."
3. false: " just forget about us " the teacher told me in a low and gentle voice.
4. false: " standing at the blackboard with the eyes of the many boys and girls."
B. Answer the following questions
5. understanding, supportive, helpful, friendly
6. half paralysed, unable to write, my mind went blank, I intended to run away
C. Matching
whisper=murmur
tremble=shiver
shyness=timidity
blank=empty
II. Linguistic competence
D. complete
11. c. is
12. d. wouldn't
13. c. didn't he?
14. a. are having
E. reformulations
15. The pupil said that he couldn't answer that question.
16.The teacher asked the boy to write his name.
17. The teacher asked the kids where they were going then.
18. A prize will be given to the best student by the headmaster.
F. Blank Filling.
19. I know the boy who was sent to the board.
20.Mr Njaay, whose son is a doctor, lives in that house.
21. This is the man that I met yesterday.
22. What surprises me is that they lost the match.
G. Sentence correction.
23. He couldn't write some letters of his name.
24. The girl in front of the teacher is not so shy as the boy.
III.
1. Il s'agit ici d'ecrire un dialogue entre vous et votre ami qui est tres timide pour lui donner plus de confiance.
2. Là il s'agit de d'ecrire l'école élémentaire que vous avez fréquenter.
3. Ici il s'agit d'écrire une lettre a votre correspondant pour lui parler de votre collége.
Nous vous donnerons des idées sur les techniques pour écrire un bon essay. Comme vous le constater ce blog a été créer hier.
Epreuve du Bfem 2003
EXAMEN DU B. F. E. M.- SESSION DE 2003-EPREUVE D'ANGLAIS L. V.1
DURÉE: 2H
COEFFICIENT: 2
It was my first day at school. I was shy and half paralysed when the teacher pointed at me and told me to go to the board. There was a total silence in the classroom and everybody was looking at me. The teacher asked me to wriite my name and address; I knew my name and address, knew how to write it, knew how to spell it; but standing at the blackboard with the eyes of the many boys and girls looking at my back paralysed me... I was unable to write a single letter.
" Write your name", the teacher called to me.
I lifted the white chalk to the black board and, as I was about to write my name, my mind went blank; I could not remember my name, not even the first letter. Somebody laughed; I was so afraid that I intended to run away from the classroom.
" just forget us and write your name and address", the teacher told me in a low and gentle voice.
I tried to write , but my hand would refuse to move. The children began to laugh again.
" Don't you know your name?" The teacher asked.
I looked at her and I could not answer. She rose up and and walked to my side, smiling at me to give me confidence. She placed her hand tenderly upon my shoulder.
"What's your name?" She asked.
" Richard" I whispered
"Richard what ?"
" Richard Wright"
"Spell it". I spelled my name in a wild rush of letters, trying desperately to overcome my paralysing shyness.
" You may go to your seat", the teacher said.
I sat down with all my body trembling, hearing the pupils whisper about me, and hating myself, hating them, hating the blackboard.
Richard Wright, Black Boy.
I. Comprehension: Read the text carefully and answer the questions. ( 8pts)
A./ All the following sentences are false. Justify it by quoting from the texte. (2pts)
1. The classroom was very noisy.
2. The boy could write only the first letter of his name.
3. The teacher spoke to him in a loud and harsh voice.
4. It was a small class.
B./ Read the text and answer the following questions.
5. Choose from the following list four adjectives that apply to the teacher: ( 2pts)
hard; understanding; friendly; severe; ironical; helpful; menacing; supportive.
quote from the text to justify your answer.
6. List four physical manifestation of the boy's shyness. ( 2pts)
C./ Match each word of column A with its synonym in column B. (2pts)
A B
7. whisper a. empty
8. tremble b. murmur
9. shyness c. shiver
10. blank d.timidity
II./ Linguistic competence ( 7pts)
D./ Complete with the right verb form. ( 2 pts)
11. He will work with his father when he .................. twenty.
a. has b. will have c. is d. will be
12. If the boy learnt his lesson, he.......................... be punished.
a. won't b. will c. would have been d. wouldn't
13. He feared the board, ............................................?
a. doesn't he b. did he c. didn't he d. hadn't he
14. The workers............................... a rest at the moment.
a. are having b. will have c. have had d. had
E./ Reformulate the sentences as indicated. (2pts)
15. " I can't answer this question", the pupil said
The pupil said that....................................
16. " write your name", the teacher asked the boy
The teacher asked the boy.........................
17. " where are you going now?", the tacher asked the kids
The teacher aeked the kids.........................
18. The headmaster wiil give a prize to the best student.
A prize.....................................
F./ Fill in the blanks with "who", "that", "which", "whose" or "what" ( 2pts)
19. I know the boy.................... was sent to tje board.
20. Mr. Njaay,............................son is a doctor, lives in that house.
21. This is the man....................I met yesterday.
22. ................................ surprises me is that they lost the match.
G./ The following sentences are not correct. Rewrite them in the correct form. ( 1pt)
23. He couldn't write some letter of his name.
24.The girl in front of the teacher was not so shy than the boy.
III./ Writing: ( about 10 lines)- choose one subject only. (5pts)
1. Is it good for a student to be shy? What would you say to a friend who is shy to make him more confident? Write yoour converssation.
2. Describe the primary school you went to.
3. Write a letter to a penfriend telling him/her about your college.
a.
DURÉE: 2H
COEFFICIENT: 2
It was my first day at school. I was shy and half paralysed when the teacher pointed at me and told me to go to the board. There was a total silence in the classroom and everybody was looking at me. The teacher asked me to wriite my name and address; I knew my name and address, knew how to write it, knew how to spell it; but standing at the blackboard with the eyes of the many boys and girls looking at my back paralysed me... I was unable to write a single letter.
" Write your name", the teacher called to me.
I lifted the white chalk to the black board and, as I was about to write my name, my mind went blank; I could not remember my name, not even the first letter. Somebody laughed; I was so afraid that I intended to run away from the classroom.
" just forget us and write your name and address", the teacher told me in a low and gentle voice.
I tried to write , but my hand would refuse to move. The children began to laugh again.
" Don't you know your name?" The teacher asked.
I looked at her and I could not answer. She rose up and and walked to my side, smiling at me to give me confidence. She placed her hand tenderly upon my shoulder.
"What's your name?" She asked.
" Richard" I whispered
"Richard what ?"
" Richard Wright"
"Spell it". I spelled my name in a wild rush of letters, trying desperately to overcome my paralysing shyness.
" You may go to your seat", the teacher said.
I sat down with all my body trembling, hearing the pupils whisper about me, and hating myself, hating them, hating the blackboard.
Richard Wright, Black Boy.
I. Comprehension: Read the text carefully and answer the questions. ( 8pts)
A./ All the following sentences are false. Justify it by quoting from the texte. (2pts)
1. The classroom was very noisy.
2. The boy could write only the first letter of his name.
3. The teacher spoke to him in a loud and harsh voice.
4. It was a small class.
B./ Read the text and answer the following questions.
5. Choose from the following list four adjectives that apply to the teacher: ( 2pts)
hard; understanding; friendly; severe; ironical; helpful; menacing; supportive.
quote from the text to justify your answer.
6. List four physical manifestation of the boy's shyness. ( 2pts)
C./ Match each word of column A with its synonym in column B. (2pts)
A B
7. whisper a. empty
8. tremble b. murmur
9. shyness c. shiver
10. blank d.timidity
II./ Linguistic competence ( 7pts)
D./ Complete with the right verb form. ( 2 pts)
11. He will work with his father when he .................. twenty.
a. has b. will have c. is d. will be
12. If the boy learnt his lesson, he.......................... be punished.
a. won't b. will c. would have been d. wouldn't
13. He feared the board, ............................................?
a. doesn't he b. did he c. didn't he d. hadn't he
14. The workers............................... a rest at the moment.
a. are having b. will have c. have had d. had
E./ Reformulate the sentences as indicated. (2pts)
15. " I can't answer this question", the pupil said
The pupil said that....................................
16. " write your name", the teacher asked the boy
The teacher asked the boy.........................
17. " where are you going now?", the tacher asked the kids
The teacher aeked the kids.........................
18. The headmaster wiil give a prize to the best student.
A prize.....................................
F./ Fill in the blanks with "who", "that", "which", "whose" or "what" ( 2pts)
19. I know the boy.................... was sent to tje board.
20. Mr. Njaay,............................son is a doctor, lives in that house.
21. This is the man....................I met yesterday.
22. ................................ surprises me is that they lost the match.
G./ The following sentences are not correct. Rewrite them in the correct form. ( 1pt)
23. He couldn't write some letter of his name.
24.The girl in front of the teacher was not so shy than the boy.
III./ Writing: ( about 10 lines)- choose one subject only. (5pts)
1. Is it good for a student to be shy? What would you say to a friend who is shy to make him more confident? Write yoour converssation.
2. Describe the primary school you went to.
3. Write a letter to a penfriend telling him/her about your college.
a.
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